‘Great Is The Artemis Of The Ephesians!’What I learned about Christians in the post-Christian West from a visit to the Seven Churches of Revelation
Rod Dreher
Dec 9, 2022
So, as I said earlier, I recently returned from a six-day tour of the sites of the Seven Churches of Revelation. That image above is from a pillar in the ruins of the 6th century Basilica of St. John near Ephesus, where the Apostle was buried (nobody knows where his body is today). Here's the path we took:
It wasn't a religious trip, but rather one sponsored by the Turkish tourism office, for the sake of encouraging Christian tourism to the region. As an Orthodox Christian, though, it was primarily a religious pilgrimage for me. I wasn't sure what to expect visiting the ruins of these ancient cities. I was open to anything. I didn't know much at all about the early church in this region. They were not the only sites of early Christian churches, but the first-century Christian communities ("churches") in those cities were the ones addressed by Christ, through the prophet John the Theologian, in the opening chapters of Revelation.
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Source:
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/great-is-the-artemis-of-the-ephesians/
